I didn’t report just a bug! – A bug letter to the team.

Before anything else, I request you to open this letter with care!

And here it goes...

My dear agile development ideas-driven team,
We will together deliver a good quality product to our targeted customers,
On-time and within budget,
Wasn't this our dream! 

But yesterday, when I found that tiny but usability-critical bug,
I am not sure why do we all need to scream?

Human thinking is buggy, and thinking of a zero-bugs product is shabby.
Say with me now!
Human thinking is buggy, and the notion of a zero-bugs product is shabby.

So, yes, I found a bug, and first, I imagined giving you a virtual hug.
Do you think of sarcasm? 
Nah, it's because of acceptance and appreciation!

Instead of falling into the trap of gullibility!
Let's appreciate the fact that bugs are a reality!
Bugs give us a learning and unlearning opportunity.

So, I reported a bug.

And only if you choose to look closely,
I didn't report just a bug!

Did you see it? The clean, concise, and short title. 
Such that you look at it and quickly get what it is! 🙂

Only if you choose to look closely,
I used RIMGEN.
R - Replicate, I - Isolate, M - Maximize, G - Generalize, E - Externalize, and N - Neutral Tone
Did you feel the 'Zen'?

Only if you choose to look closely,
Did you see I mentioned clear & straightforward steps?
So that you can replicate it w/o stress?
Did you notice the black box-thinking hat that I wore?
I hypothesized an inconsistency and spotlighted a smelling code!

Only if you choose to look closely,
Did you notice the data flow traceability and testability?
I gave you a SQL code that is clean, optimized, well-formatted, and good in readability?

Only if you choose to look closely,
Did you see me helping you by giving test data references and trimmed recordings? 
and logs for targeted test execution, and observation
So, you can quickly view and evaluate without frustration?

Only if you choose to look closely,
I gave you adequate information,
So that you don't have any doubts about the targeted test environment?

Now finally, 
Only if you choose to look closely,
Did you see the bug report suggests criticality and severity?
Because I care for each other's time, relationship, and energy!

And hence,
If you haven't so and I don't think so 🙂
Please, go back!

And only if you choose to look closely,
I didn't report just a bug!

Sandeep Garg
Student of Software Testing